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Escobaria albicolumnaria
Escobaria albicolumnaria Hester
Column Foxtail Cactus, Silver-lace Cob Cactus, White Column
Cactaceae (Cactus Family)
Synonym(s): Coryphantha albicolumnaria, Mammillaria albicolumnaria
USDA Symbol: ESAL
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Cactus/Succulent
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.
Fruit: Fruiting May-Sep. (webref 3, SYN=Coryphantha sneedii).
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink , Green , PurpleBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Flowers generally white, cream, pale tan, greenish white, or pale rose-pink; midstripes pink often suffused with brown, tan, yellowish, reddish, magenta, purple, lavender, or green, sometimes appearing pale orange, pure white, or faintly tinted with green, cream, or dull purplish red to bright pink. (webref 3, SYN=Coryphantha sneedii).
Distribution
USA: TXNative Distribution: Texas.
Bibliography
Bibref 293 - Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (1979) Correll, D. S. & M. C. JohnstonSearch More Titles in Bibliography
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Additional resources
USDA: Find Escobaria albicolumnaria in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Escobaria albicolumnaria in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Escobaria albicolumnaria
Metadata
Record Modified: 2019-06-19Research By: WMWW